Samsung takes the lead over Apple in smartphone market

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/samsung-leapfrogs-apple-to-take-smartphone-markets-top-spot/

Year-over-year +267%, that's some crazy growth.

Nice! Samsung deserves it. They really do make the best smartphones.

My Captivate got such a speed boost after putting ICS on it.

I recently got my first smartphone and it happend to be samsung galaxy S II

explains the growth?

Yay! Let's start hating on Samsung now!

Yay! Let's start hating on Samsung now!

OniStrat

Apple is probably way more profitable though.

Yay! Let's start hating on Samsung now!

OniStrat

No. Samsung is cool. Apple isn't.

They also overtook Nokia to be the leading phone manufacturer in the world.

Pretty sure I also heard they make the most TVs now too.

Great company that manges to balance specs and features with price.

im thinking of getting the galaxy s iii soon. like what im hearing about it so far. though i wish it was sdxc supported. i could finally replace my zune(battery is dying on it i think) with it though i guess 48gb(16gb internal and a 32gb sd card) should be enough for now

Well deserved. Also: I wait for the Apple is doomed threads :P

HTC needs more love
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And battery life.

Very nice, Apple needs its pedestal kicked down a few notches.

I like Samsung products, great price and great specs and features.

Uh Oh, don't let that one apple drone see this.... what's his name again? Macmusic?

They are also good at trolling Apple:

HTC needs more love
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And battery life.

D4W1L4H

Still waiting for that Galaxy S3ShadowDeathX

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]Still waiting for that Galaxy S3campzor

Samsung Domination Continuation :cool:

It's all the Samsung models vs the iPhone. Hardly a fair fight. And both are still nothing compared to the Nokia N9. Oh Nokia, why did you have to partner with Microsoft :cry:FrozenLiquid

Wait a minute, whose fault is that? Apple could easily make more models if they wanted.

[QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"]It's all the Samsung models vs the iPhone. Hardly a fair fight. And both are still nothing compared to the Nokia N9. Oh Nokia, why did you have to partner with Microsoft :cry:GD1551

Wait a minute, whose fault is that? Apple could easily make more models if they wanted.

Whoever said there was any fault? Apple sitting at second place in units sold with one model that's a revision of the previous iteration is not a cause for anti-Apple celebration. Half of the comments in this thread are proof that some of the Apple haters are just as mindless as the drones that gobble up anything Cupertino's golden child whips up.

Total gross is nothing. If anything, it makes dumb threads like this. In terms of growth and revenue, Apple's still growing, and they made more money than Samsung in the same time frame.

What's more interesting than the Samsung vs. Apple thing is the fact that Samsung just became the world's top cellphone maker (not just smartphones), beating out Nokia which has had the title for what seems like a lifetime. That's scary.

I'm glad for Samsung, but they're like to cellphones what Mazda is to cars ? both make great, reliable, handy products. But there's no sex appeal in owning one.

EDIT: sorry whoops I did not see that 267% growth by Samsung. I stand corrected.

[QUOTE="OniStrat"]

Yay! Let's start hating on Samsung now!

ChubbyGuy40

No. Samsung is cool. Apple isn't.

Samsung is far from cool. They arguably do own the best electronics house, and make the best electronic consumables in the world.

I'm sure most of the Apple hate is from the fact that they only get by on looking cool, or something to that effect. Coz half the time people are complaining they're overpriced, underpowered crap.

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

[QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"]It's all the Samsung models vs the iPhone. Hardly a fair fight. And both are still nothing compared to the Nokia N9. Oh Nokia, why did you have to partner with Microsoft :cry:FrozenLiquid

Wait a minute, whose fault is that? Apple could easily make more models if they wanted.

Whoever said there was any fault? Apple sitting at second place in units sold with one model that's a revision of the previous iteration is not a cause for anti-Apple celebration. Half of the comments in this thread are proof that some of the Apple haters are just as mindless as the drones that gobble up anything Cupertino's golden child whips up.

Total gross is nothing. If anything, it makes dumb threads like this. In terms of growth and revenue, Apple's still growing, and they made more money than Samsung in the same time frame.

What's more interesting than the Samsung vs. Apple thing is the fact that Samsung just became the world's top cellphone maker (not just smartphones), beating out Nokia which has had the title for what seems like a lifetime. That's scary.

I'm glad for Samsung, but they're like to cellphones what Mazda is to cars great, reliable, handy products. But there's no sex appeal in owning one.

I plan on getting the next version of their Galaxy phone in december. I have an HTC thunderbolt which has been absolute crap for me.

Even with Cyanogenmod it still underpreforms and has terrible battery life.

Samsung (and even moreso the Android OS) is womping Apple's Smartphones :). Makes me happy to see :P.

I have a Samsung Galaxy, but it isn't a phone. I am too cheap to pay the outrageous bill they are at right now :P.

eh ... Im fine with my iphone and Blackberry Bold.

everybody I know uses BBM and SMS anyways.

Very nice, Apple needs its pedestal kicked down a few notches.

Blake135

yup! That is for sure! The hype train needs to end.

edit: more like bandwagon needs to be destroid. I think ipods are popular because of a bandwagon mentality.

Waiting to see what the Galaxy S3 looks like, then I'll be debating between it and the HTC One X.

It's all the Samsung models vs the iPhone. Hardly a fair fight. :FrozenLiquid

Whoever said there was any fault? Apple sitting at second place in units sold with one model that's a revision of the previous iteration is not a cause for anti-Apple celebration. Half of the comments in this thread are proof that some of the Apple haters are just as mindless as the drones that gobble up anything Cupertino's golden child whips up.

I'm glad for Samsung, but they're like to cellphones what Mazda is to cars ? both make great, reliable, handy products. But there's no sex appeal in owning one.

EDIT: sorry whoops I did not see that 267% growth by Samsung. I stand corrected.

FrozenLiquid

No sex appeal? What in the world... either way most of the sales come from the Galaxy line which competes directly with Iphones. I don't see how that makes them like mazda.

[QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"]It's all the Samsung models vs the iPhone. Hardly a fair fight. :AdrianWerner

[QUOTE="AdmiralBison"] I suspect it's more Android fans then Samsung fans then anything hyping this. It could be any manufacturer that could be praised for overtaking Apple on the Smart phone market. Apple can do the same thing as Samsung and just throw out as many models out there every 3 months as possible. Since this is more an Android vs iOS thing so it belongs on SW. How does all these Smartphones that Samsung keep churning out help the big fragmentation problems that Android faces when it comes to games?FrozenLiquid

Windows has better games support because no one buys MACs for gaming.

What's the problem with having more models? Why should you pay for features you don't need?

Waiting to see what the Galaxy S3 looks like, then I'll be debating between it and the HTC One X.

Vari3ty

My brother can't wait to see the reveal of the S3. I would be excited to if I was in the market, but I probably won't buy a smartphone for another few years.

[QUOTE="Vari3ty"]

Waiting to see what the Galaxy S3 looks like, then I'll be debating between it and the HTC One X.

NaveedLife

My brother can't wait to see the reveal of the S3. I would be excited to if I was in the market, but I probably won't buy a smartphone for another few years.

I don't have one either, but I want to see what microsoft shows up with.

[QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"]

Whoever said there was any fault? Apple sitting at second place in units sold with one model that's a revision of the previous iteration is not a cause for anti-Apple celebration. Half of the comments in this thread are proof that some of the Apple haters are just as mindless as the drones that gobble up anything Cupertino's golden child whips up.

I'm glad for Samsung, but they're like to cellphones what Mazda is to cars ? both make great, reliable, handy products. But there's no sex appeal in owning one.

EDIT: sorry whoops I did not see that 267% growth by Samsung. I stand corrected.

GD1551

No sex appeal? What in the world... either way most of the sales come from the Galaxy line which competes directly with Iphones. I don't see how that makes them like mazda.